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1. | Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; | |||||||
2. | Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the | |||||||
3. | Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant. | |||||||
4. | (Logic.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
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n. | 1. | The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
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v. t. | 1. | To form from matter; to materialize. |